NOT A MATTER OF IF BUT WHEN won the 1st Transmediale08 prize!
The video was developed in 2005/06 in Damascus, Syria during a period of time that was marked by momentous events: Rafiq Harriri, the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, was assassinated, the Syrians were pressured to withdraw from Lebanon after a 30-year occupation, the “Cedar Revolution“ came and went, elections were held in Iraq and were followed by a descent into civil war, and Hezbollah strengthened its position in Southern Lebanon.
Over a period of several months, Julia Metzler and David Thorne worked with Rami Farah to record short sequences in which he responded to a prompt or a written text. Through a combination of direct address and fantastical narrative, Rami’s improvisations speak to living in a condition of uncertainty, chaos and stasis.


This movie is part of the collection: Community Video

Producer: sara tirelli, valeria palermo, alberto mussolini
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: david thorne; transmediale;

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